Johnny Moore with Patsy Dillard.
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IFB After Dark attendees (from left) Darrell Webb, Darrell Glenn, David Phillips and Greg
Phillips.
IFB holds '50s-inspired fundraiser
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem
Industries for the Blind
held its 10th Annual After
Dark Gala on Sept. 27 on
its Winston-Salem cam
pus off North Point
Boulevard.
In honor of the event's
presenting sponsor,
Miracles in Sight (for
merly known as The
North Carolina Eye
Bank), the gala had a
1950s-inspired theme,
commemorating the
establishment of the Eye
Bank in 1951. More than
300 guests dressed in
their vintage best as they
toured the recently
expanded Community
Low Vision Center, Eye
Care Education Center
and Tracy's Little Red
School House, where
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children in the SEE
(Student Enrichment
Experience) program
demonstrated independ
ent living skills
resources.
All proceeds from
After Dark benefit lFB's
community programs
through its supporting A
Brighter Path
Foundation.
Mil ary Notes
High Poinl native
Petty Officer 2nd Class
Bradley Johnson is serv
ing aboard USS John S.
McCain. He is a personnel
specialist aboard the ship,
which operates out of
Japan.
A 27 year-old with
numerous responsibilities,
Johnson said he is learn
ing about himself as a
leader. Sailor and a per
son.
"I'm learning some
thing new each day." said
Johnson.
He also said he is
proud of the work he is
doing as part of the
McCain's 300-member
crew, living thousands of
miles from home, and pro
tecting America on the
world's oceans.
"I am serving my
country and at the same
time I am going to places
like Hong Kong. Thailand
and Guam," Johnson
added.
Approximately 40 offi
cers and 260 enlisted men
make up the ship's compa
ny. Their jobs are highly
specialized and keep each
part of the 2 billion dollar
destroyer running smooth
ly ? this includes every
thing from washing dishes
and preparing meals to
maintaining engines and
handling weaponry.
As a member of one of
the U.S. Navy's most ver
satile combat ships,
Johnson and other John S.
McCain sailors under
stand they are part of a
forward deployed team
that is heavily relied upon
to help protect and defend
America across the
world's oceans.
"I followed in my
dad's footsteps and joined
the Navy. Today, I am
expanding my horizon,
growing professionally
and personally and 1 am
proud of that," Johnson
added.
Army Pvt. Joshua
Bielata has graduated
from basic combat train
/
ing at Fort Jackson,
Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks
of training, the soldier
studied the Army mission,
history, tradition and core
values, physical fitness,
and received instruction
and practice in basic com
bat skills, military
weapons, chemical war
fare and bayonet training,
drill and ceremony,
marching, rifle marksman
ship. armed and unarmed
combat, map reading,
field tactics, military cour
tesy. military justice sys
tem. basic first aid. foot
marches, and field training
exercises.
Bielata is the son of
Michele and Robert
Bielata of Fort Mill, S.C.
He is a 2014 graduate of
Carver High School in
Winston-Salem.
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Bradley Johnson on the USS John S. McCain.
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City of Winston-Salem
Community Agency Grants Workshop
The City Council has adopted a new process by which
grant requests from community agencies will be reviewed and
approved. Non-profits and other organizations seeking city
financial support should attend this workshop.
Tuesday Oct. 21,2 to 4 p.m.
Mazie Woodruff Center, 4905 Lansing Dr.
Workshop topics:
? The new application and review process
? Documents you will need to request a grant
? How to get help preparing a grant request
? Grant request calendar and deadlines
Learn more on the Budget page at CityofWS.org
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